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UNITED STATES PA IMPROVEMENT IN Nl-:C

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 159,2l7, u

November 7, 1874.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, J ERoME B. RELYEA, of Hicksville, in the county of Defiance and State of Ohio, have invented an Improvement in Neck-Yokes, of which the following is a specication:

The nature of this invention relates to an improvement in the construction of neckyokes; and it consists in placing around the yoke, at the center thereof, a metallic band or clip, through which a bolt or rivet passes, securing the band to the leather, asis more fully hereinafter set forth.

Figure l is a perspective view of my irnproved neck-yoke. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the metallic clip.

In the drawing, A represents a neck-yoke of the ordinary construction, provided with the usual depression at its center for the reception of the leather. B is a metallic band or clip placed around the yoke in said depression, over which is stitched the usual leather, O. A bolt or rivet, a, passes through the leather O and the ears of the clip B, rigidly securing them together.

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ry 26, 1875; application filed of constructing and secura neck-yoke all possibility id becoming loose, so that e yoke, is prevented, While gth is given the device.

hinged metallic clasps have 'With a illng of leather or l Ween the ends of the saine.

er, dispense With the leather i l the yoke, While my device gthen said leather and keep l 5 my invention, and desire rs Patent, is-

with a neck-yoke, A, and etallic clip B, placed around or rivet, a, passing through ne ears of said clip, as set l JEnoME n. EELYEA.

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